Cormier, Joseph ``pat''

June 24, 2006

CORMIER, Joseph ``Pat''

Joseph ``Pat'' Cormier, 76, of East Hartford, beloved husband of Donata (Cyr) Cormier passed away suddenly, on Thursday, (June 22, 2006). He was born in Grand Isle, ME, son of the late Louis and Sadie (Cyr) Cormier and had lived in the area most of his life. He owned and operated Better & Better Plumbing and Heating of East Hartford. A decorated Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, Pat received a Certificate of Valor-Task Force Smith from the U.S. Army and he was a member of the Korean Veterans Association and a member of the Franam Club. Besides his wife he leaves his son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Diane Cormier of Marlborough; daughters, Laurie and husband James Byer of California, Patricia Cormier and her partner, Lisa Garon of Massachusetts, Donna Cormier of East Hartford; brothers, John Cormier of Newington, Conrad Cormier of Wethersfield; sisters, Emily Demers of West Hartford, Giselle Lemieux of California; and four grandchildren, John and Daniel Cormier and Allison and Mitchell Byer. He was predeceased by brothers, Wilfred, Cyr, Philip and William Cormier, and sisters, Rita Conlin and Sr. Lena Cormier. Funeral services will be Monday at 9 a.m. from the D'Esopo East Hartford Funeral Chapel, 30 Carter St., East Hartford, with a Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. in Blessed Sacrament Church, East Hartford. Burial will be with military honors in Silver Lane Cemetery, East Hartford. Friends may call at the East Hartford Funeral Chapel on Sunday 4-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Inter Community Mental Health Group Inc. 281 Main St. East Hartford, CT. 06118 For on-line expressions of sympathy please visit www.desopo.com